The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 378 Roadblock Search
The leader, Taoist Master Jin, sighed and said, "Let's search for another two days. If we still can't find it, then we really can't find it."

He said, "Even if they are found, they may not be punished. They really used magic in a desperate situation. After reporting it, the most they will get is a fine of silver."

The important thing is to find the person, otherwise, he will definitely be punished.

Taoist Priest Jin couldn't help but sigh when he thought of it, and asked, "Hasn't Lv Jiannan been found yet?"

"Brother, I read a fortune-teller's divination. Lu Jiannan must not be in Changzhou Prefecture anymore. According to the divination, he went southwest, which is the direction of Jiangxi."

Several people looked towards the southwest together and uttered a sigh of disappointment, guessing that he must have gone to find Yang Ji.

If Yang Ji joined this fight, Changzhou Prefecture would have no peace.

"The fighting in these secular worlds is too intense and too brutal."

After this sigh, their desire to find Pan Yun and the other four was reduced a little.

After all, we saved a lot of people. If we report it, the Tianshi Mansion and the imperial court should show leniency, right?

So if they can’t find the person, their guilt will be lessened, right?

At this time, Pan Yun and his companions had already left Changzhou Prefecture and were heading towards the capital.

There were very few merchants on the road during the first month of the year. Looking around on the official road, there was only their car.

If there was no one around, Hongyan would not transform into a human form, and would not even fold her tails. Her three big tails would swing open together. When she got tired of riding in the carriage, she would jump off, run and play by herself.

When the carriage stopped at dark, Hongyan came back carrying a chicken.

The five people who originally wanted to camp saw the chicken and all looked up at Hongyan in surprise, "Is there a village nearby?"

Hongyan, who thought she would be scolded, pointed in a direction and said, "Run a little further, turn a corner, and then run a little further and you will reach the village."

Wang Cong was about to get back on the bus, but Pan Yun stopped him and asked smartly, "How long is one section?"

The beauty shook her head.

Pan Yun: "How long did you run that section?"

Hongyan: "About two quarters of an hour."

Miaozhen and Miaohe turned around and continued to look for firewood. Wang Cong also gave up driving, and he and Tao Yanbai continued to move various things out of the space.

Pan Yun felt in his sleeves and took out a handful of copper coins. He counted out fifty coins, strung them together, and stuffed them into Hongyan's hand along with the gold hairpin. "Please run back in half an hour and put the money in his chicken coop. Xiaohong, go and supervise her."

Hongyan didn't move. Xiaohong popped her head out of the golden hairpin. Seeing only a little sunset in the sky, she came out of the golden hairpin and floated beside Hongyan.

Seeing that Hongyan pretended not to hear, Pan Yun flicked her forehead and said, "Although it is natural for the fox to eat the chicken, since you have the ability to commit fewer sins, you should commit fewer sins and leave more room for committing sins in the future."

This was the first time Hongyan had heard of this statement. She clenched the money tightly and thought it through after a while. "They are all prey. Is it true that the injustice caused by hunters and poor prey is less than that caused by rich prey?"

Pan Yun nodded, "Yes, the former is for a living, and the latter is for showing off. Heaven is fair. It is natural for humans to kill you in order to stay alive. Similarly, it is also natural for you to kill people in order to stay alive."

But since Hongyan is not short of money now and still steals, that is an injustice, although it is extremely minor.

But Pan Yun, who was used to having bad luck, thought that he should eliminate as many grievances as possible and save the remaining balance for use at a critical moment.

Hongyan took the money and the hairpin and ran towards the village. Xiaohong hid in the hairpin. Hongyan was extremely fast. After turning into her original form, she disappeared in front of everyone in a flash.

So, it would take them an hour or even longer to drive to her two destinations.

Too far, not worth it.

Tao Yanbai was selecting ingredients and asked, "Master, shall we have chicken stewed with mushrooms tonight?"

Chicken stewed with a hundred mushrooms is made by stewing a lot of mushrooms together. The soup is extremely delicious.

Pan Yun nodded: "Okay!"

When Hongyan brought Xiaohong back again, dinner was ready. In addition to stewed chicken, there was also a large pot of lean meat and boiled vegetables.

The meal was very simple, but Pan Yun and the others ate it with gusto. Even Hongyan transformed into a human form and held a bowl, eating with relish.

Xiao Hong floated beside them, eating her own fragrance while taking in the aroma of the food that drifted over.

She suddenly felt that it was a great idea to go with Pan Yun and the others. At least she wouldn't be hungry.

Everyone was very content, except that they had some trouble sleeping. Not only was the cold wind uncomfortable, but even the insects that were quietly reviving annoyed them.

Tao Yanbai lit some insect repellent incense and sprinkled some realgar and other insect repellent powders around them, and the small black spots flying around them disappeared.

Pan Yun made a request, "My nephew, you should be more careful when calculating your itinerary next time. It is better to be slow than to miss the opportunity. Trying to get to the post station is the key."

The other three nodded. Fox and Xiaohong had no objection. It was common for them to live in the wilderness.

Wang Cong agreed, and after that they never missed the post station again.

In fact, the further north they went, the colder the weather became, and the more clothes they had on.

But one night, a spring breeze blew by, and when they woke up, they saw wild grass sprouting on the roadside and willow trees on the riverside sprouting. At noon that day, the sun was shining brightly, making people feel hot and dizzy.

Tao Yanbai and Wang Cong, who were sitting on the shaft driving the carriage, were about to close their eyes. At some point, Tao Yanbai closed his eyes, the bamboo stick in his hand slipped, and his body fell to the left. When he was about to fall off the carriage, he came to his senses with a start and sat up straight.

Wang Cong, who had also fallen asleep with his eyes closed, was startled by this and suddenly opened his eyes. He blinked and sat up straight, saying to Tao Yanbai, "Don't sleep." Tao Yanbai responded expressionlessly, "Oh."

Pan Yun opened the curtain and said, "You guys go in and take a nap, I'll catch the car."

Miao Zhen also woke up from a nap and felt refreshed. She also crawled out, "Brother, you two should get some sleep."

The two of them did not refuse, climbed into the carriage, and gave the shaft to them, "Don't drive too fast."

Pan Yun said: "Don't worry, I will still drive."

She took off the thick cotton coat she had worn over the past two days, and was now wearing only a padded Taoist robe and a high bun. Oh, this was Miaozhen. Pan Yun's hair had grown a little longer, but it only barely touched her ears.

It wasn't cold without a hat, so she took it off now.

They are at the age when it is difficult to tell whether they are androgynous. With the way they are dressed and if they don't speak, no one can tell whether they are Kun or Qian.

As for the voice of speaking, they dare not say that they can completely change it, but they can still change it by using their Yuanli and internal force to suppress their throats.

So when they were stopped by a group of soldiers on the way, Pan Yun subconsciously used his Yuan Power to lower his voice, "...We are from Yushan County, Guangxin Prefecture, and we are going to the capital."

The officer glanced at her and Miaozhen and asked, "What are you going to do in the capital?"

Pan Yun: "Visiting relatives, my second senior brother is an official in the Imperial Observatory of the Taichang Temple in the capital."

Hearing that it was the official's family, the officer's attitude became a little better and he asked, "Who else is in the car?"

Pan Yun knocked on the car wall, and Wang Cong in the car woke up Tao Yanbai and Miaohe, and the three of them also stuck their heads out.

Three heads immediately filled the door. The officer who wanted to take a look inside the carriage paused for a moment, silently met the five pairs of eyes, and after a moment, he snapped the book shut and said, "Move aside, I want to take a look at the carriage."

"Oh." The three of them immediately shrank back.

The officer lifted the curtain and looked inside, revealing everything. After all, their luggage was stored in the space, and in order to reduce the burden on the horses, the five of them got on the carriage lightly.

The beauty was hiding in a corner, but in the eyes of the officials, there was only a table with some tea and snacks on it.

He glanced over, dropped the curtain, and waved to let them pass.

"and many more."

The person who was sitting in the teahouse stood up and walked over. Pan Jun looked over and his eyes trembled slightly when he saw the other person. Why was it him?

Pan Jun slightly shifted his gaze, took a quick look at Miao Zhen, and then followed her example, looking around curiously, and at Liu Jing who was slowly walking towards him.

Although two years had passed and he was not conspicuous at the time, Pan Yun still remembered him as one of the Jinyiwei who raided her house.

She took a quick look around the teahouse and saw quite a few officers and soldiers dressed in Jinyiwei uniforms.

She lowered her eyes and couldn't help but move her butt.

Liu Jing walked forward, lifted the curtain and looked inside the car, frowned, and said, "Open the belly of the car."

Wang Cong: "...Sir, our carriage is not that advanced. This is an extremely simple carriage. The carriage is installed at the back and can be used as a cart once it is disassembled, so there is no belly."

Liu Jing's face darkened and he shouted, "Everyone get out of the car."

Wang Cong hesitated for a moment, but finally got off the car. He felt a little regretful that he should not have let the beauty hide herself just because she was so beautiful.

She hid in the corner, invisible to the public, but still reachable by touch.

The three got out of the car.

Pan Yun and Miao Zhen, who were sitting on the shaft of the carriage, also climbed down. Seeing Liu Jing jump up, they felt around at the bottom of the carriage again and again.

Seeing that he was about to touch her, Pan Jun coughed lightly and kicked the carriage.

Liu Jing turned around suddenly and looked at Pan Yun sternly.

Pan Yun grinned at him, "Sir, why bother so much? Look down, can you see the ground through the car board?"

After that, she kicked the carriage again. Perhaps she kicked too hard, and the board shook. Liu Jing stood inside and could see the ground when he lowered his head as the board rose and fell.

Liu Jing: …

The car body is in this state, so it is impossible to have a belly or a secret box.

Liu Jing glanced around the carriage and felt something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

He jumped off the carriage, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, then glanced back and forth at the five people. Finally, he asked Wang Cong, "Did you meet anyone suspicious along the way?"

Wang Cong: "I wonder what you mean by suspicious?"

Before Liu Jing could say anything, the official next to him said, "It's obvious that he is not from the Ming Dynasty. He speaks in a strange way and smells of blood and fish."

Liu Jing glared at the official and said to Wang Cong, "Anyone you think is abnormal."

Wang Cong: "I also want to lend a helping hand to the officials, but we didn't meet many people on the way here, and I didn't see anything unusual about them."

Liu Jing frowned and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)